NTSB confirms at least 16 deaths in hot air ballon crash
The federal safety agency confirms at least 16 people died in the hot air balloon crash in Central Texas. Robert Sumwalt with the National Transportation Safety Board cautioned Sunday that...
View ArticleSuspicious male at Fort Erie Sugar Bowl Park
Niagara police are asking for the public's help after reports of a suspicious male at Sugar Bowl Park in Fort Erie.They say a young girl was approached by a man who tried to grab her.It happened last...
View ArticleUpdate: Special weather statement for Niagara ended
An area of heavy thunderstorms is affecting portions of the Niagara Peninsula giving torrential downpours and frequent cloud to ground lightning. These storms are moving very slowly eastward with some...
View ArticleApplications for HOT lanes begin today
Today is the first day you can apply for a permit to drive on the provinces first ever high-occupancy toll lanes.A pilot project will begin in September that will turn the existing HOV lanes into HOT...
View ArticleMost LCBO stores open today
More than 400 LCBO stores will be open across Ontario today.Today's civic holiday isn't classified as a statutory holiday so liquor stores will be open with their regular schedule today.Liquor, beer...
View ArticleFort McMurray now having to deal with flooding
Residents of Fort McMurray are dealing with another natural disaster, less than three months after a wildfire devastated their community.This time it's rain that's pounding the northern Alberta city,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hamilton man arrested after downtown apartment fire
A Hamilton, Ont., man will be charged with first-degree murder after emergency crews found a woman dead at the scene of an apartment fire.Hamilton police say firefighters were called to the blaze...
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspicious male at Fort Erie Sugar Bowl Park
Niagara Regional Police are no longer looking to identify a man after an incident at Sugar Bowl Park in Fort Erie.Police say a young girl claimed that she was in the park Saturday evening when a man...
View ArticleSearch for missing swimmer in Lake Erie now a recovery effort
Ontario Provincial Police say the search for a missing swimmer in western Lake Erie is now a recovery effort. A 56-year-old Michigan woman went out on a boat with some friends on Sunday afternoon and...
View ArticleAnother rescue in the Niagara Gorge
Another reminder from Niagara Parks Police after yet another rescue in the Niagara Gorge.On Monday, a hiker with a pre-existing medical condition was unable to exit the gorge on her own and managed to...
View ArticleMedical benefits of dental floss unproven
It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof that flossing works. The federal government...
View ArticleBoy dies in hospital after Hamilton-area dirt bike crash
A 12-year-old boy has died in hospital following a dirt bike crash south of Hamilton on Monday. Police say the boy was riding on a rural property on Binbrook Rd. with another family member at about 6...
View ArticleNiagara's latest list of suspected impaired drivers
7 names on this week's list of suspected impaired drivers in Niagara.Nadine S. GUPPY 35 years, St. CatharinesJune M. LEFFLER 69 years, Venice, FloridaGlenn R. SILVERWOOD 56 years, St. CatharinesStuart...
View ArticleTickets going fast for Meridian Centre showing of Tragicially Hip concert in...
If you want to watch the Tragically Hip's final concert on the big screen at the Meridian Centre in St.Catharines you'd better hurry and reserve your tickets.There are less than 14-hundred tickets left...
View ArticleNo more wait list fees for Ontario daycares
Day care operators in Ontario will no longer be allowed to charge parents a fee to put a child on a waiting list as of Sept. 1.Education Minister Mitzie Hunter says the ban on what she calls unfair...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty charge against a St. Catharines dog sitter
A 22 year old man is charged with willfully causing unnecessary pain to an animal after an incident in St. Catharines on Sunday.Police say residents in the Rockwood Avenue area saw a man walking a dog...
View ArticleNiagara IceDogs announce new assistant coach
The Niagara IceDogs have announced the team's new assistant coach.Kris Sparre has been hired and will join newly appointed head coach Dave Bell and returning assistant coach Billy Burke behind the...
View ArticleSt.Catharines business owner upset over weekend theft
A Niagara business owner is speaking out after a theft over the weekend.Alex Digenis, Owner and General Manager at Henley Honda on Lake Street in St.Catharines is outraged that tires and rims were...
View ArticleRoots Canada will open store in NOTL
Another major retailer will open a store in Niagara-on-the-Lake.Roots Canada will open a store at the Outlet Collection at Niagara this Friday, August 5th.Over 100 other companies operate at the outlet...
View ArticleDog's Day coming up in St.Catharines
The 7th annual Dog's Day of Summer is coming up in St.Catharines.The event will take place Saturday, August 13th at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre.Officials say there will be fun...
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